~ Tune Mujhe Jeena Sikhaya~ (Completed)

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Chapter 2

Gauri opens her eyes with a pounding headache to find herself in a small dark room she tries to move but in vain her hands were tied with golden chains to the bed head post the more she struggled to get out of the grip the more it hurt her ,The pain was unbearable unable to take it anymore she closes her eyes as a lone tear escapes from her eyes .That's when The flashes comes across her mind . Her eyes shots opens in fear. Realization dawns upon her that she was in Kali's clutches .Her face goes pale as the flashes of her past comes in front of her.

Flashback:

"Mama Papa open your eyes look at your little laadli , Mama Papa"

The Little ten year Gauri wails looking at her parent's corpse .She had been back from school happily carrying her award which she won to show her parents ,Checking each and every corner of the house Seeking out for them She comes to ask Khanaji ,The Servant , Who was on a call , A Call from hospital stating that her parents met with a car accident. Within no time she had reached hospital with Khannaji to find her parents had already left her alone in this cruel world.

Khannaji had always been loyal to Sharmaji's family Beeing attached to the little Gauri He could not leave her alone so he had decided to bring her up as his own .From that day onwards he had showered all the love and care towards the little one.

Years Passes By as Gauri Grows up to A Pretty Young Lady , Standing in front of the Mirror With Her Long Tresses and Her Wrists Adorn With Colorful Bangles , Her Doe- Eyes Adorned With Mascara She admires Herself with a Soft Smile Playing on her lips .Khanaji comes into Her room turning around She Greets him , He tells her With A Smile that they have to visit his ancestral home in Bareiily .They start their journey happily without knowing the danger which awaits them.

Soon as they reached Bareilly. Gauri insisted Khannaji to take her to the nearby temple that was where she had her first encounter with the Womanizer, Kali, . Kali wanted Gauri to be his wife by hook or crook he was so memorized by her beauty . He had sent a marriage proposal to Khannaji Who had politely turned it down , This had angered Kali and with that rage he had crashed into her house in an attempt to kidnap her .Khannaji had tried hard to save his daughter but Kali shot him dead front of her eyes . Her body went numbed She was too shocked to react , pushing Kali with all her might getting out of his hold She runs to her paa to see him take his last breath .Gauri could not think straight losing her father who had given a her so much love The Pain which felt now and the anger made her shoot Kali's leg from the gun she had got from him before escaping from that place all the way mourning her father's death. Kali's men had followed her luckily she was able to misguide them and come to Mumbai. Since then she had rented a small apartment in a chawl. She was not the fun loving chirpy girl anymore She was Someone New "She is changed ".

End of flashback

"No this cannot happen I will not marry that scoundrel at any costs "I need to get out of this place" Gauri cries.

She tries hard to remove the chains. She hears the sound of the door opening to see four women coming in she was about to ask them who they are but is cutoff as She hears them say

"Thakur sahib has send us to make you ready as a bride if u agree with us we would be gentle if not we would have to force you " .

Gauri did not budge she will die but not be his wife .The women had to forcefully make her ready .Gauri looks at herself in the mirror she was adorned with a red lehenga which matching jewels and a veil , She had always dreamt of being a bride she never knew that it would turned out to be like this. a lone tear escapes her eyes .

She was bought to the Mandap with Kali sitting in the place of Groom .He Smirks which repulses Gauri feel disgust . She was determined that She will Kill herself not be his wife , She is made to sit beside him .

Kali whispers "uff Chirrayai you made me run for so long Now You'll be Mine I would Cut all your Feathers and cage You, Let's see who saves you this time?

Gauri so wanted to kill him then and there but She couldn't she was weak and fragile. When panditji instructs to stand for the seven phereas .Kali Stands up and extends his hand .Gauri closes her eyes and was about to cut her wrist with a piece of glass which she had got in the dressing table when she hears a gunshot and within seconds she saw Kali stumbling down with blooding dripping from his chest .

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